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Apple's navigation app is also getting an upgrade and will now be able to display floorplan-level maps within malls and airports for detailed navigation assistance.The photos app in iOS 11 can produce collages of pictures. However, with this update, Apple has also decided not to support older apps . It has a redesigned Podcasts app, redesigned app drawer in iMessage, more customisation in Control Center, enhanced Apple Music and Apple News and improved password management. Read More »

You'd be surprised at how much storage your iMessages take up, especially if you and your mates send around photos and videos regularly. NFC, or Near Field Communications, is the tech used to make payments on your phone via Apple Pay and to check in using virtual boarding passes at the airport. Read More »

After participating in the SCO Summit on Friday, Modi will attend the World Exposition, which Kazakhstan is hosting this year, before returning to India. Ahead of his departure, Modi on Wednesday said full membership of the SCO would help India in terms of connectivity and economic and counter-terror cooperation with the Eurasian bloc. Read More »

Moreover, Siri will respond to requests for information and other help around the house. And with Apple's HomeKit, Apple's proprietary wireless protocol for controlling third-party smart home gadgets in iOS , HomePod serves as a hub that can control connected lights and thermostats. Read More »

You can do that by using the comment section below. On devices with the NFC chip, you can use the "wave and pay" method at supporting merchant outlets. You can transfer directly to a bank account without having to pay a service fee, though the transfer may not be immediate. "We are incredibly excited to bring iPhone 7 to customers in Japan so they can experience the magic of Apple Pay". Read More »

USA sales of midsize sedans have plunged 18 percent through May of this year, according to the Automotive News Data Center. While the higher capacity engine gets a 10-speed auto transmission! During our drive, the transmission didn't choose to use them much in the car's Normal mode and not at all in Sport mode. Read More »

Apple demonstrated of the company's work on augmented reality, which superimposes graphics and other information onto a person's view of the world at the recent Worldwide Developers Conference. The HomePod is focused on music, with Apple stating that it "automatically analyzes the acoustics, adjusts the sound based on the speaker's location, and steers the music in the optimal direction". Read More »

Users who have been clinging on to older versions of apps will also find themselves forced to run software updates or be locked out of older versions. It was announced at the WWDC conference , and it promotes the idea that you don't need to check your updates while you're driving. According to the spokesman for the RAC's BePhoneSmart campaign Pete Williams, the problem is more with notifications, and less with phone calls. Read More »

It works similarly to an implementation released in iOS 9 in 2015, and very similar to the way the company Nextbit handled cloud storage/on-device-apps for its Robin smartphone. Apple is shipping many features in this new update but two most prominent features, that Apple is shipping are Games and Apps tabs. You can hit "Download profile" and install the new iOS 11 Beta. Read More »

Two big changes noted were the change in the volume indicator which no longer takes the centre space on your iPhone screen, and a drag and drop feature that works within iPhone apps. It also acts as an app switcher: dragging the app icon from the dock to the screen will open it next to the app that is now open. Siri will also use upgraded on-device learning to take user experiences on one app to other apps. Read More »

More details about this new Assassin's Creed game were revealed via GameInformer . Prior to the confirmation, there were already rumors being entertained from alleged industry insiders. Now, the printed image evidently proves that the screengrab could have come from the game. During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptians built the Giza Pyramids and the Great Sphinx - which brings us back around to this newly discovered promo image. Read More »

Following in Google's footsteps, Siri will also be able to translate and speak phrases from six languages, with more coming later, Apple said. Speaking to USA Today in an interview published on Wednesday, Amazon senior vice president of devices David Limp seemed unmoved by Apple's new smart home speaker HomePod . Read More »

While many already offer this through Location Services, some controversially offer simple " always " or "never options". Critics of the new feature call it a nuisance, while others think it's well worth it. The Apple iOS 11 will not be available on the iPhone 5S and earlier versions of the handset. Simply named "Files", the utility would bring to iOS 11 a feature that has been a staple of Android and Windows phones for a while. Read More »

After President George W. Bush enacted tax cuts in 2001 and 2003, his Treasury Department did a study in 2006 concluding that those tax cuts generated enough economic growth to offset less than 10 percent of their costs. If that happens, it would sharply contrast with Iowa. "Strong borders and respect for rule of law are essential to our country and to our state", Kobach said. Read More »

An internet-connected speaker called HomePod is coming in December for about $350. Instead, Apple appears to be ignoring the consumers who are interested mainly in low-price smart speakers and playing up to the traditional Apple customer, who appreciates sleek design and high quality above all-and who will pay handsomely to get it. Read More »

HomePod is controlled using Siri , the company's voice-activated personal assistant, which has, according to Apple , been trained to be better at answering questions about music such as " Hey Siri , who's the drummer in this?" The HomePod has seven beam forming tweeters and an upward- facing 10.2cm woofer for improved audio output, said Apple . Read More »

But at the end of the day, all we really care about is how quickly the internet can turn any given announcement into a huge joke. Apple will begin shipping the HomePod to the United States, Britain and Australia in December. Software updates are also expected for Apple's smartwatch and TV box for streaming online video. Amazon already makes a similar gadget called the Echo, a rather ugly black tube that's been memorably likened to "Darth Vader's holey manhood". Read More »

More recently, SoftBank closed a $93B investment fund, which is close to the total dollar amount of global VC deals done previous year, as pointed out by Bloomberg , just to give you an idea that this company means Business with a capital B. Read More »

Apple claims that the device will "reinvent" listening to home music , however it remains to be seen whether Apple's admittedly late entry will make much of a dent in the burgeoning home Bluetooth speaker industry. Phil Schiller , senior VP of marketing at Apple had the job of explaining what the new product is meant to do. However, Siri has been slow to improve its voice-recognition technology and set of responses, especially compared with the more capable Alexa and Google ... Read More »

The top USA wireless carriers - Verizon AT&T , T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. - have declared 2017 the year of 1 gigabit speeds. This is a big deal for consumers who buy the new iPhone 8 and realize it's outdated and running on slower networks than other phones that support Gigabit LTE, like the Galaxy S8. Read More »

The next iOS may also have new features designed for artificial intelligence, the application of computers that learn and understand things like humans. Apple is expected to announce plans for a speaker on Monday. Indeed, at both WWDC and in its press release , Apple is pitching the HomePod as primarily a way to play music, and not as a home assistant. Read More »

And because Apple devices are aimed at a premium market, that dramatically limits the number of people who can potentially become Siri users. The Echo has just two speakers , including a 2.5-inch woofer that doesn't compare favorably to the one in the HomePod . Read More »

Graphics - Radeon Pro Vega GPU, memory, graphic system, up to 16 GB of VRAM. There are two Thunderbolt 3 ports to hook up your iMac to more accessories and external devices. The use of Intel's 6000 graphics suggests Broadwell, the fifth-generation processor technology from a couple of years ago when we think the Air was last updated, and given Apple's loose wording of the update in its presser - "Apple today also updated the 13-inch MacBook Air with a 1.8 GHz processor" - we're inclined to ... Read More »

More WWDC news to come. There is some evidence to back this claim. The technology company made the massive announcement during the World Wide Developer Conference this evening. Apple also announced a new macOS dubbed "High Sierra" that should please Mac users on both the professional and consumer side. Over the last 16 years, during the week of WWDC, Apple stock has only risen once and that was likely because of a 7-for-1 stock split. Read More »

This feature will sense when you're driving and will prevent texts from buzzing. This means you can use the iMessage apps to send stickers and other short bits of information to people faster on iOS 11 . Apple argues that this will let it get more out of its devices and software which, in the long term, will benefit all users. He took to Twitter to announce, " All apps have While Using the App option for location access in iOS 11! ". Read More »